pkgsrc/editors/xemacs-current/DESCR
jlam 98886c197a Restructure the following packages:
editors/xemacs-current
	editors/xemacs-current-nox11

The latter is now just editors/xemacs-current built with a specific set
of options.  Changes include:

+ Rename the "xaw" option to "lucid" to match the option name used in
  xemacs/options.mk.  Also comment out the "esound" option which isn't
  fully supported yet.  Add some comments to the options.mk file to
  make it a little easier to understand.

  XXX Should probably add a pgsql option as this version of XEmacs has
  XXX some sort of PostgreSQL support.  Also need to sort out native
  XXX sound support.

+ Remove Makefile.common and move all logic into xemacs-current/Makefile
  and xemacs-current/options.mk.

+ As of version 21.5, xemacs switched to using GNU autoconf, so set
  GNU_CONFIGURE=yes.

+ Include termcap.buildlink3.mk to properly deal with termcap/curses
  issues (xemacs needs termcap).  Drop the --without-ncurses setting
  as the issue is handled by termcap.buildlink3.mk.

+ Be slightly more aware of ${X11_TYPE} == "modular" by not referring to
  ${X11BASE} in that case.

+ Include buildlink3.mk files for zlib and gettext, which are detected
  automatically if they're in the base system.  Gettext is needed for
  MULE support.

+ In the Makefile and the PLIST, don't substitute for ${EMACSVER}.
  Instead substitute for ${DISTNAME} so the PLIST looks closer to
  xemacs/PLIST.

+ Add patch-al which handles a difference between bmake and gmake in
  using $< in a makefile target.

+ Support DESTDIR installation by adding INSTALL_MAKE_FLAGS to override
  where files are installed during the install phase.

+ Honor PKGMANDIR.

+ Bump the PKGREVISION for xemacs-current and xemacs-current-nox11 to 1.
  Both packages now track and use the same PKGREVISION number.
2008-04-24 21:32:47 +00:00

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This is an unstable, *BETA* release of XEmacs.
XEmacs is a self-documenting, customizable, extensible real-time
display editor.
Users new to XEmacs will be able to use basic features fairly rapidly
by studying the tutorial and using the self-documentation features.
XEmacs also has an extensive interactive manual browser. It is easily
extensible since its editing commands are written in Lisp.
XEmacs's many special packages handle mail reading (RMail) and sending
(Mail), outline editing (Outline), compiling (Compile), running
subshells within Emacs windows (Shell), running a Lisp read-eval-print
loop (Lisp-Interaction-Mode), automated psychotherapy (Doctor :-) and
many more. There is a WWW browsing mode written fully in elisp
that looks and behaves much like the netscape WWW browser.
XEmacs has similar functionality to GNU Emacs. It uses a different
display model, including support for Motif menu and scroll bars and the
ability to run as a widget inside other applications. Many people say
it looks nicer than GNU Emacs.